Catrina Cochrane-MIlls

Event Producer & Project Lead, Speakeasy Productions (Perth),  2002-2004   

• End to end delivery of high-profile live events in the UK and Worldwide 
• Working closely with internal teams including Program Design & Management
• Logistic Management
• Client management & Venue Management
• Tender writing & design creation
• Full Budget management

Clients include: - Food Standards Agency, Scottish Government, CFS, Qualification Curriculum Development Agency, HSBC, FSAS, NHS Institute, NHS Leicester, Ministry of Defence, Airbus, BAE Systems, CIB Scotland.

Key Achievements:

• Co-ordinating and Delivery of the Commission on Devolution Roadshow
• Program Design, coordination and delivery for QCDA Roadshwo
• Ministry of Defence - Conference
• NHS- Reginal Conferences

Reference:  Catrina is an accomplished people manager with excellent communication skills coupled with a totally flexible approach to the work environment as part of a distributed team, who achieves results and motivates others through personal commitment and effective leadership. Tenacious, motivated & conscientious person with high integrity, able to quickly adapt to new working practises and learn new skills. 

Senior Incentive Events Manager, Corporate Innovations Ltd (Oxford)    1998-2002   

• Set up and developed the Events Department, managing on average 170 events per annum
• Co-ordination and on site managing of events
• Successfully co-ordinated and managed various events such as Worldwide Incentive Programmes, Conference, Roadshows, Sporting Hospitality, Team Building ,Workshops, Country Pursuits, Family Fun Days, Call Out Day, Family Fun Days

Key Achievements:

•   Managed and produced Fighting Force Launch Program in New York
•   Managed and Produced Family Fun Day for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 1500pax
•   Co-ordinated Event logistics for KPMG 2500 Delegates
•  Successfully managed Incentive Programmes for more than 20 Destinations      worldwide

Freelance Event Project Manager, - To Date                                                                                                        

Producing managing and assisting in the delivery of high-profile projects. Working for leading Event Agencies (Ashfield Meetings & Events, Dovetail PR, Eventive and Government Agencies, COP 26)

• Concept/creative development and project scoping/planning 
• Procurement and management of 3rd party suppliers
• Negotiating contacts with 3rd party suppliers
• Operations (planning, scheduling, and delivery)
• Database management/registration services
• Financial and commercial acumen

Key Contract Achievements:

• Delegation Manager – COP26
• Oliver Wight EAME – Planning of conferences and business meetings within UK & Europe
• Pharma Congress – Ashfield Healthcare Pre Planning Pharma Ancillary Meeting Manager Madrid/Munich/Vienna/Stockholm/London/Amsterdam/Helsinki/Rome
• Champion of Women Awards London  – Maggies /The Dovetail Agency
• Hermes International (Paris) Top Client Celebratory Event
• Private Celebratory events. (Major Life Celebrations, Skibo Castle, First event onboard the Royal Yacht Britannia)